Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) has appointed state Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors.
The city of Waukesha will be receiving a $250,000 Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to support a project designed to spur cultural growth and bring more visitors to the downtown area.
Quarra Stone now employs about 45 people at its current site at 333 Atlas Ave., Madison. The new headquarters will put it in a position to hire 34 more over the next three years.
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Jack Salzwedel to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Rebecca Cooke from the Board.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is awarding Manitowoc a grant for the redevelopment of a brownfield site on a river peninsula in the city's downtown.
Wisconsin's troubled economic development agency improved its performance over the past fiscal year but it still must sharpen its oversight of tax credit contracts, policies on closing contracts and the accuracy of online data, according to an audit released Wednesday.